Memory trace strength and response biasing in short-term motor memory

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Stelmach ◽  
J. A. Scott Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Memory Trace ◽  
Motor Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Trace Strength

Interpolated Activity in Short-Term Motor Memory

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Stelmach ◽  
Julie L. Barber
Keyword(s):  
Memory Trace ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Motor Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Hands On ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Retention Intervals ◽  
Mean Differences ◽  
Kinesthetic Information ◽  
With Memory

Retention of kinesthetic information from blind positioning responses was examined for 56 Ss. During a 30-sec. retention interval, half of the Ss sat quietly with their hands on the lever; the other half learned an interpolated target which required an antagonistic response. Both conditions showed significant amounts of forgetting. The mean differences between conditions as well as the differences between correlation coefficients across retention intervals were not significant. The results were consistent with memory-trace decay predictions.

Inter-Repetition Interval in Short-Term Motor Memory

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 535-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip H. Marshall ◽  
Susan L. Wyatt ◽  
Shirley A. Moore ◽  
Stephen E. Sigman
Keyword(s):  
Short Interval ◽  
Motor Memory ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Verbal Responses ◽  
Motor Movement ◽  
Repetition Interval ◽  
Improved Accuracy

An investigation was conducted to ascertain the influence of the duration of the time interval between successive repetitions of a discrete motor movement in a short-term motor memory paradigm. With one repetition a long interval increased error relative to a short interval. The opposite was true for seven repetitions; a long interval improved accuracy. The results were discussed in terms of the “trace shrinkage” hypothesis and compared with those from similar studies using verbal responses.

scholarly journals Preselection and response biasing in short-term motor memory

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
George E. Stelmach ◽  
J. A. Scott Kelso ◽  
Penny Dorrance McCullagh
Keyword(s):  
Motor Memory ◽  
Short Term

Short-Term Motor Memory in Korsakoff Patients

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laird S. Cermak ◽  
Barbara Uhly
Keyword(s):  
Motor Memory ◽  
Distractor Task ◽  
Retention Deficit ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Motor Movement ◽  
Simple Motor ◽  
Motor Retention

10 amnesic alcoholic Korsakoff patients were compared with 10 chronic alcoholics for their ability to retain a simple motor movement over either a 10- or 20-sec. interval. During this interval the opportunity for rehearsal was minimized by having the patients engage in either a verbal or a motor distractor task. Under both conditions the Korsakoff patients were impaired relative to the control subjects, with very little difference between the two types of interference. It was concluded that Korsakoff patients have a short-term motor retention deficit that cannot be explained simply as an inability to mediate the task verbally.

Use of Distance and Location in Short-Term Motor Memory

1977 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 867-873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Hagman ◽  
Evelyn Williams
Keyword(s):  
Retroactive Interference ◽  
Motor Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Linear Movement ◽  
Individual Distance ◽  
Rest Condition ◽  
Motor Movements ◽  
Significant Interference

A retroactive interference paradigm was used to determine whether kinesthetic distance, location, or distance and location cues are used at recall of a blind, simple linear movement. Students performed interpolated movements which varied distance and location cues separately or jointly. Relative to a rest condition, joint distance and location interpolation produced significant interference while no significant interference was found for interpolation of individual distance or location. The results were interpreted as supporting the involvement of multiple kinesthetic cues in the establishment of memorial representations of motor movements.

The Effect of Memory Trace Strength on Suggestibility

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Pezdek ◽  
Chantal Roe
Keyword(s):  
Memory Trace ◽  
Trace Strength
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